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Te Caniadieni Champion, Fnday lecember 11, 1998 - 3 Chudleigh acclaimed to carry Tory banner again By IRENE GENTLE The Champion In a one lhurse rae, speed isn'l an issue. So it was a relaxed Edward Logan Cbudleigh who arrived at his own coronation Wednesday nigbt under the unlikely roof of Milton' s Optimist Club. In tbe slightly womn out surroundings the sitting Halton North MIPP was ail well-pressed navy suit and flashing teetb for tbe handful of people tbere to applaud is acclamation as the Tory candidate for the new riding of Halton. It's an early step in gearing up for the next provincial election, wich must be called no latter than tbe summer of 2000. "In many ways I'm not being re-nominated, I've been nominated for tbe firt time in the new riding of HaIton," said Mr. Cbudleigh. The new riding bas a constituency of about 75,(»X people and takes in parts of north Oakville and Burlington, as wcll as Milton and Halton His. Wbile tbere may not be mucli excitement in being tbe only beir to tis particular tbrone, Mr. Cbudleigb claimed it suits him just fine. "I'm very bappy to be acclaimed," be said. "You don't bave to beal tbe party afterwards." Mr. Cbudleigb came to politics naturally, having grown up at the knee of is grandfatber, Premier Tom Kennedy. 'Me family calling conflnued witb an uncle wbo served as MPP for Mississauga. Familiarity witb the political patb made it easy for Mr. Chudleigh to stroîl it himself in tbe mid 1990's. -Poitics didn't bold any particular fear or mys- ter to me," be said. 'There was no bogeyman in Instead there was just a province that Mr. Cbudleigb considered mun down at the beel. I ran in tbe last election because somnetbing bad to be done," be said. "Now that tbings bave improved it's bard to remnember bow bad it bad been."1 Mr. Cbudleigh credited tbe Mike Harris govemn- ment with creating 460,000 new jobs in the province and putting 1,000 police officers on tbe streets, including 42 in Halton. 'Me govemnment bas also increased healtb care spending by $19 billion, an increase of 10 per -see BREEZES on page 13 t's a eafe bat this float le a wnner, that le. Sale and Sound Chtldoen's Centre took beet echool float ln the reent Santa Claus Parade. Other wln- ners were: Most Creatîve Themne Float, Sergent Ferme; Beet Non-Theme Float, Halton Agriculturel Soclety; Beat Overail Float, HoIy Roeery School. ïýliàe,'BTER LIVING M HME -HEALTH CARE 1 RIGIIT NOW, DURING THE SEASON 0F SAVINGS SEAT SALE, EYERYI'HING 15 ON SALE AT LA-Z-Boy FURNITURE GALLERIES@ IN BuRLINCTON.' 1kýisig-ri ww SAVE SAVE vgu SAVE e t 1 It NO GST NO ÇST